LOINC Code 94399-3: Ethyl glucuronide Confirm (Mec) [Mass/Mass]

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Ethyl glucuronide. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Meconium.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: ACTIVE
• Order vs observation: Observation
• Method: Confirm

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• Ethyl glucuronide [Mass/mass] in Meconium by Confirmatory method
• Ethyl glucuronide
• Ethyl glucuronide levels in meconium are measured to evaluate for recent intrauterine exposure to ethanol.
• Cfm; CNFR; CNFRM; Conf; Confirmation; Confirmatory; DRUG/TOXICOLOGY; Drugs; EtG; Ethanol metabolite; GCMS; Gluc; Glucouronide; LC/MS/MS; Mass content; Mec; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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